3rd/4th Place Playoff - Germany v Uruguay - Who wins? Paul decides

MementoMori

Keeper keeper keeper

Great shot from Schwenni and on a plate for Mueller

Redzer7

Muller what a player!!

Kiwi_knock

Im surprised Uruguay got so far with a dodgy keeper

445279.ie

Go on Mueller!!

Turtyturd

Pffft Mueller...if he was decent he would be on the Golden Ball shortlist. :rolleyes:

Would have liked to have seen Schweinsteiger get it.

JerryHandbag

So topscorers like this now

5 - Snjeider, Villa, Mueller
4 - Forlan, Klose

steelcityblues

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

God I'd hate to be commentating on this match on my own. So much time to fill with complete nonsense

Tyldesley did a good job on his own for the Netherlands/Uruguay semi, and the older generation of commentators were used to doing that most weeks for Match of the Day and other programmes!

Turtyturd

FFS Schweinsteiger.

Frisbee

Fantastic break by Uruguay, beautiful.

Bodhisopha

Muller continues to make Giles and Dunphy look like complete morons!

Nice goal Uruguay.

baldbear

Mueller is savage. Hes only 20.GOAALLLLLLLL

Xavi6

Get in!

Gotta love a good counter attack

Diego Perez is quality

JerryHandbag

1-1. Far from boring thus far!

Kiwi_knock

Good break and a tidy finish

Boskowski

Nice goal after uncharacteristic mistake

steelcityblues

Gotta love these 3rd/4th matches!

Why do so many people moan about them every four years?

Boskowski

Excellent match so far

Jimmy Iovine

steelcityblues wrote: »

Tyldesley did a good job on his own for the Netherlands/Uruguay semi, and the older generation of commentators were used to doing that most weeks for Match of the Day and other programmes!

I'm sure those commentators had a far better knowledge of the game than todays do.

Don't want to knock the chap but all Alkin has done is list off a load of facts. Interesting alright but offers nothing to the game itself. His description of Muller's goal was that it was a great goal, great follow up by Muller and nothing else

jaykay74

would hate to see the top scorer for the WC to emerge from this match. more worthy award if it was goals are scored in a proper competitive match

not knocking the game as a spectacle btw, its entertaining.

steelcityblues

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

I'm sure those commentators had a far better knowledge of the game than todays do.

Don't want to knock the chap but all Alkin has done is list off a load of facts. Interesting alright but offers nothing to the game itself. His description of Muller's goal was that it was a great goal, great follow up by Muller and nothing else

I usually find the co-commentators to be more ignorant about today's players and the world game in general, esp. on British/Irish broadcasters.

Would prefer to hear more solo commentaries at the big tournaments.

EDIT: listening to Drury/Burley on ITV for this anyway!

ctrl-alt-delete

Was it Schweinsteiger getting booed?

Frisbee

jaykay74 wrote: »

would hate to see the top scorer for the WC to emerge from this match. more worthy award if it was goals are scored in a proper competitive match

This is a competitive match.

They're playing for bronze.

Xavi6

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Was it Schweinsteiger getting booed?

It was Suarez getting booed.

Hopefully the rain brings a few lunges.

ctrl-alt-delete

jaykay74 wrote: »

would hate to see the top scorer for the WC to emerge from this match. more worthy award if it was goals are scored in a proper competitive match

not knocking the game as a spectacle btw, its entertaining.

It is still competitive enough, Id rather go home with a medal than without.

Mr.Nice Guy

jaykay74 wrote: »

would hate to see the top scorer for the WC to emerge from this match. more worthy award if it was goals are scored in a proper competitive match

At least Muller's goal was his, unlike Sneijder's supposed equaliser against Brazil.

ctrl-alt-delete

Xavi6 wrote: »

It was Suarez getting booed.

Hopefully the rain brings a few lunges.

Cheers, i thought i heard the lad on ITV saying Schweinsteiger!

ctrl-alt-delete

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

At least Muller's goal was his, unlike Sneijder's supposed equaliser against Brazil.

Was it not going to go in anyways? I know the dubious goals panel in England would have gave it to him, normally a deflection isn't taken into account unless it alters the course of the ball into the net.

I don't mind him having it.

TheMilkyPirate

My girlfriend is amazed that it;s raining in africa. Bless,

Xavi6

Massive chance and a big miss

ctrl-alt-delete

Suarez should have done better there, would love to see him bang in a hatrick!

Xavi6

baraca wrote: »

My girlfriend is amazed that it;s raining in africa. Bless,

I hope you educated her in the best possible way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A

murpho999

Really enjoying this game so far. Both teams seem to be really up for it.

Hope I'm wrong but it could turn out to be better than tomorrow's final.

ctrl-alt-delete

Xavi6 wrote: »

I hope you educated her in the best possible way

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCca5mPMp9A

Thats my half time entertainment sorted!

Jimmy Iovine

Haha that impression of Eamo was brilliant. Don't stuff the bookies, stuff your face.

mike65

Cracking goals, Craig Burley is a pretty decent co-commentator I reckon. Yet again the pitch is a disgrace. Still I guess it was never going to get any better.

Barr

Good game so far , Uruguay still more likely for the win to me.

Redzer7

BANG 1 Nil!!!!!!!

x PyRo

Apres Match is brilliant.

BANG! Goal.

Jimmy Iovine

SNEEIIIII-JDER

steelcityblues

Sneijderrrrrrr...

Redzer7

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

SNEEIIIII-JDER

I'll see your bet and raise you 1.

SCHWIN_STIGGGER

ctrl-alt-delete

Seeing the slow motions on that tackle is horrible, seeing his leg flex like that, lucky it isn't broke,

Don't know how with the ref looking right at it that it wasn't a red.

murpho999

Great stuff from Apres Match......loved the 'Arrow pointing towards the goal bit'.
I don't know how they keep a straight face.

Frisbee

murpho999 wrote: »

I don't know how they keep a straight face.

They're struggling to at times tonight.

redout

Schweinsteiger has said that Ballack is the captain as far as he is concerned - bitch slap for Lahm.

kerash

BANG!! pokemon-shaped area BILL. lmao
ah ITV played that clip earlier...

Also Stephen Alkin dubs Bastien Schweinsteiger 'Manager' in place of Philip Lahm

Turtyturd

redout wrote: »

Schweinsteiger has said that Ballack is the captain as far as he is concerned - bitch slap for Lahm.

Ballack can't have much longer left in him anyway.

Jimmy Iovine

Jays they nearly lost it there over the chicken bit. Don't know how they haven't pissed themselves laughing yet

murpho999

Frisbee wrote: »

They're struggling to at times tonight.

Yea saw that, they were starting to crack before handing back to Stephen ALKIIIIN.

Imagine a few pints with those lads....would be manic.

Turtyturd

Well done keeper...even if it was going wide.